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May 2 school bond election will be a milestone for me
The May 2 election will be a milestone for me. It will mark the first time in my more than 45 years of voting that I have not supported a…
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Lady Wildcats cop 5th in 13-team Hastings Relays
The Wayland girls’ track team had a reasonably successful evening Friday at the Hastings Relays, capturing fifth place among the 13 teams competing. The Lady Wildcats tallied 1,012 total team…
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TK spoils Wildcats’ home debut with twin bill sweep
The Wayland varsity baseball team’s home season-opening doubleheader Friday was spoiled Friday by visiting Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The Trojans swept the twin bill 8-1 and 14-5, thereby taking three of…
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Jenison halts Lady Wildcats’ 9-game softball streak
Jenison scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday evening to win the nightcap of a doubleheader and halt Wayland’s nine-game winning streak to start the softball…
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Longtime Christian Reformed member Evalene Tein dies
Evalene Tein died Wednesday, April 19, at age 92. Evalene was born on Aug. 10, 1924 in Grand Haven to Cornelius and Gertrude VandenBrand. She married Alfred Tein on May…
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Lady Vikings No. 7 in 1st state-wide power ratings
The Hopkins girls' track team is rated No. 7 in the first power ratings report of the Michigan Track Coaches' Association (MITCA) this spring. Benzie Central is rated No. 1…
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Former Wayland student Mary Minshell, 78, passes
Mary Minshall, age 78, of Plainwell,a former Wayland High School student, died Wednesday, April 19. Mary was born June 9, 1938, to Louis and Ruth Papineau. Growing up in Orangeville,…
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Four-way stop installed at 26th and 142nd in Dorr Twp.
The Allegan County Road Commission has installed a four-way stop at the corner of 26th Street and 142nd Avenue on the west edge of Dorr Township. The road used to…
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Christian Neighbors embezzlement case may be resolved
A 49-year-old Wayland man will appear in court in Allegan Monday to face charges of embezzlement. Dale Whittredge, a 1986 graduate of Wayland High School, is expected to be offered…
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Wayland schools receives Community Action award
Laurie Zywiczynski, director of community relations for the Wayland Union school district, received the "Partner Award" from the Community Action of Allegan County for the collaborative efforts with Head Start…